Air Products is −1.9% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 20 points behind the market. 1-year return: −1.9% (S&P 500 +18%). vs 200-day average: −0.35%, below trend, but not far. RSI (14): 52, neutral. Below its 52-week high: 9.1%.

APDAir Products

Basic Materials

$281.21-1.9% 1Y

$281.21

$227.6652 weeks$309.48

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and lightly shorted.

2 neutral, 1 without data

TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −0% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest1.8% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Level with the previous count, up from 1.4% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market

vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How APD is trading

Air Products is −1.9% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 20 points behind the market.

−1.9%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average: −0.35%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
RSI (14): 52
RSI (14) · neutral
Below its 52-week high: 9.1%
Below its 52-week high

Sep 17, 2024$227.66 – $327.24 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026

Details›

Last close2026-10-09: $281.21
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%: −4.2%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%: −1.9%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%: +18%
vs 50-day average$293.88: −4.3%
52-week high: $309.48
52-week low: $227.66
Annualised volatility: 26%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-09: −$824K

Calendar-year price return
Year	Return
2026 (year to date)	+15%
2025	−13%
2024	+8.1%
2023	−9.0%
2022	+3.9%
2021	+14%
2020	+19%
2019	+50%
2018	+0.26%
2017	+17%

Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
Month	Years	Positive	Average
Jan	10	6 of 10	+1.9%
Feb	10	3 of 10	−4.6%
Mar	10	6 of 10	+1.5%
Apr	10	7 of 10	+1.9%
May	10	6 of 10	+1.7%
Jun	10	5 of 10	+1.4%
Jul	11	10 of 11	+4.2%
Aug	11	8 of 11	+1.2%
Sep	11	4 of 11	−2.1%
Oct	11	5 of 11	+0.34%
Nov	10	8 of 10	+5.8%
Dec	10	5 of 10	−1.1%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

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